Category: Pre service educators
Homeschooling Children
Homeschooling children in grades K to 12 continues to grow. It grew approximately 2 percent to 8 percent over the past few years according to the National Home Education Resea... read more
Mental Health Teaching
Mental health, resilience and well-being is not a focus in today’s schools. However, many psychologists think it is a necessity for educating the student as a whole. E... read more
Public Schools Decline Attendance
Public schools face a decline in attendance with the surge of private schools. Today’s government is a proponent of voucher programs. These programs take taxpayer money ... read more
School Refusal – Real/Fake
Refusal to go to school is a real problem concerning some parents. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America describes this refusal as a disorder. As some children face ... read more
Summer Boredom
Boredom in the summer months often occurs with children. Many young children and teens are entertained during the summer months with various activities. Parents involve them i... read more
Directions, Rules, Regulations, Chaos
Directions are difficult to follow for some children and some adults. And, most all children have difficulty following directions or rules some of the time. However, most adults... read more
Hard Copy Text Verses Digital
Hard copy text and digital are changing reading habits. Unfortunately, using books may be a thing of the past. Studies indicate that as a person reads from a screen, the infor... read more
Toxic Stress Causes Health Problems
Toxic stress is the cause of many learning problems in students. Many children that attend school, have students with educational needs. It’s known that prolonged stre... read more
Summer Countdown
The Summer countdown to the last day of school begins after state testing. This is a habit of many teachers and parents. However, it sends the wrong message. Also, some chil... read more
Printing Practice
Printing and/or writing isn’t used as much today as in the past. However, there are times when printing/writing is needed. As we grow, a person’s writing changes. Th... read more
Emergency Drills Affect Students
Emergency drills are teaching students new vocabulary words. Students are learning such words as ‘shooter’, ‘barricade’, ‘lockdown’, silence,... read more
STEM Summer Learning
STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) must continue during the summer months. Just because school is not in session, the learning must not be lost. Therefore, ... read more
Motivating Learners
Motivating learners is a problem that most parents and teachers face today. Engaging students in a task for a period of time is difficult. Students want quick responses and imme... read more
Teach Creativity
Pexels.com Creativity is important for students to express. For the most part, schools today focus on core subjects, English/Language Arts, mathematics, science. However, some o... read more
Confidence Building – Girls
Confidence building comes naturally for boys because of their testosterone levels. However, it does not come easily for girls. Parents and educators must build their confidenc... read more
Overstimulating Classrooms
Overstimulating classrooms are harmful for students. Classrooms need a happy medium between over-decorated and bare walls. Most educators do not realize their classroom is ov... read more
Snow Days Not Necessary To Make Up
Snow days are an inconvenience for all. Parents, teachers and administrators hate them. The fact that they need made-up becomes a head-ache for everyone. It’s time t... read more
Vulnerable Students
Vulnerable students struggle academically and socially. They are more at risk of bullying or being bullied than stronger students. Also, They struggle with academic materials.... read more
NonCompliant Children
Noncompliant children and students require constant attention and reminders. Plus, they are difficult to work with in the classroom as well as the home front. Students are nonco... read more
Action – Parents, Teachers, Students
Action and making caring common life skills is very much in need today. Our children must be safe. Especially in our schools. They must be respected and learn to respect. Ther... read more
Joan F. Adams
Education Consultant & Author